God is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow

De Maria | 02/24/2016

There have been two true religions in this world. The Jewish religion and the Catholic religion.

In Old Testament times

God established one Church in the Jewish religion, through the mediation of Moses. This religion had a ministerial priesthood and a common priesthood. An altar and a sacrificial system. Succession of authority through the High Priest. And, there was only one true religion.

Until Jesus came

In the New Testament, God established one Holy Catholic Church in the Christian religion, through the mediation of Jesus Christ. This religion also has a ministerial priesthood and a common priesthood. An altar and a sacrificial system. Succession of authority through the Bishopric (i.e. High Priest). And, since this religion fulfilled the Jewish religion, it is now the one True Religion in the world.

1500 years later

Along comes Martin Luther. He established a set of doctrines which result in thousands of competing churches. A common priesthood, but not ministerial priesthood. No altar. No sacrificial system. And there is no true religion amongst them because every denomination has their own belief system with doctrines that contradict one another.

After Martin Luther

Many others have come, changing his religion even further. Splintering and forming more religions.

God doesn’t change

He is the same, yesterday, today and tomorrow. Therefore, His Religion hasn’t changed. The Catholic Church is the archetype of God’s religion. When God made the Jewish religion, He had Moses make it according to the pattern of the archetype. The Jewish religion was a shadow of the Christian religion. The Catholic Church. The one on the Mountain:

Hebrews 12:22 No, you have approached Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and countless angels in festal gathering, 23 and the assembly of the firstborn enrolled in heaven, and God the judge of all, and the spirits of the just made perfect, 24 and Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and the sprinkled blood that speaks more eloquently than that of Abel.

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About the Author

De Maria

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My name is not, De Maria. But De Maria is who I am. About 30 years ago, the internet was new. And many of us, including my wife and I, considered it the Beast of Revelations. Therefore, we stayed off of it. But, one day, after experiencing a very powerful conversion back to the Catholic Church and the Spirit, being strong within me, made me yearn to teach the Faith. Little did I know, how little I knew about the Faith I practiced.

Becoming a Catechism teacher took me back to the days when I was young and hungry for knowledge. But in those days, no one wanted to be bothered answering my questions. And I believe that is one of the reasons why I fell away. No one could explain the Faith to me in a manner that was satisfactory. I didn't want to be that type of Catechist. I wanted to understand so that I could pass on my understanding. But it soon became obvious to me, that I didn't understand very much at all.

Then, one day, someone said, "why don't you ask for explanations on the Internet? There are lots of knowledgeable people there." So, I investigated. And, thanks be to God, I found a now defunct website for Catechists. I learned so much from them. I can't ever repay them.

But, back to my pen name, De Maria. Back then, most of us distrusted the Internet. And this forum for Catechists did not permit us to use our real names. They required pen names. So, since I love Our Lady, I took her name. (I am a guy, by the way.) In the grand tradition of male Saints who have adopted Our Lady's name, for instance, St. Louis "Marie" de Montfort and St. Alphonsus "Marie" de Liquori. And that's who I am. I believe that I belong to Mary and that I am sent by her to preach about her Son.

Besides this website, I have two more. Washed, justified and sanctified in the Sacraments of the Catholic Church and CatholicBibleTalk.